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Bridges: Implementing Personal, Academic and Career Development through the Undergraduate Curriculum

Description

The University of Bedfordshire implemented a distinctive undergraduate curriculum which sought to support students’ learning through integrating personal, academic and career development, leading to employability in a competitive global economy.

Contact: Mark Atlay
Email: mark.atlay@beds.ac.uk
Telephone: 01582 489133

Or

Arti Kumar, CETL Associate Director and National Teaching Fellow
Email: arti.kumar@beds.ac.uk
Telephone: 01582 743256

The CETL explored and supported further development of the curriculum and, in particular, the use of PDP with students from diverse backgrounds across a range of subjects. It examined how these processes can be used to ‘bridge back’ to students’ prior experiences and ‘bridge forward’ to their future career aspirations.
Bridges CETL:

• Developed institutional strategies, processes and learning environments designed to foster student engagement and promote development for life in a complex and ever-changing world.
• Worked with course design and delivery which integrates the work of academic staff with that of professional support services.
• Supported students in taking responsibility for their own development and in being able to evidence and promote their achievements.
• Provided evaluated approaches, materials and resources to support employability and personal development.
• Supported the practical implementation of educational theories and approaches designed to promote student development and evaluates their impact.

Organisations / Institutions

University of Bedfordshire

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